The Ministry of Municipal, Rural Affairs and Housing revealed that the total areas of white land covered by development and traded in the Madinah region amounted to about 19 million square meters, an indicator reflecting the growing impact of the application of the white land and vacant property fee system in stimulating urban development and improving land use efficiency within urban boundaries.

The Ministry explained that the registered areas were distributed as follows: 12 million square meters of land that completed development, 2 million square meters entered circulation, and 5 million square meters are still under development, which enhances the utilization of unused land and supports increasing urban and residential supply in the region.

The Ministry indicated that the revenues from white land fees contributed to financing 9 development and housing projects in the Madinah region, aimed at enhancing the efficiency of infrastructure and municipal services, improving quality of life, and meeting the needs of population and urban growth.

The Ministry confirmed that these results come within the framework of ongoing efforts to achieve the goals of regulating the real estate market and stimulating development within cities, contributing to enhancing the balance between supply and demand, improving land investment efficiency, and increasing the supply of urban and residential products.

It pointed out that the white land and vacant property fee program continues its role in stimulating development by applying fees on lands located within the specified geographical boundaries, while granting statutory deadlines to owners serious about developing their lands according to specific technical controls, thus accelerating the transformation of white land into effective urban projects.

The Ministry noted that the Real Estate Developers Services Center 'Itmam' continues to support white land owners through an integrated digital system comprising more than 35 services, covering various stages of development and providing facilitated pathways for completing licenses, approvals, and coordination with relevant authorities.

The Madinah figures come in the context of broader achievements of the program at the Kingdom level; about 71 million square meters in Riyadh entered development or circulation, including 29 million square meters completed development, 20 million square meters entered circulation, and 21 million square meters under development, with 27 projects supported from fee revenues.

As for the Eastern Province, it recorded the highest total of about 146 million square meters, including 49 million square meters completed development, 61 million square meters entered circulation, and 36 million square meters under development, in addition to supporting 16 development and urban projects.

In the Makkah region, the total reached about 28 million square meters, including 13 million square meters completed development, 9 million square meters entered circulation, and 5 million square meters under development, with 14 development and housing projects supported.

The Ministry confirmed that the integration between the application of fees and enabling owners to benefit from development services contributes to enhancing sustainable urban development and achieving the goals of Vision 2030 aimed at building more organized and sustainable cities.